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Rare Southern U.S. Winter Storm; Dangerous Cold Weather For Much of the Eastern U.S.; Critical Fire Weather for Southern California

A rare winter storm impacting the Southern U.S. will move offshore Wednesday morning. Behind the storm, arctic air will continue encompassing the eastern two-thirds of the Nation with only a slow return to normal temperatures expected by the end of the week. Moderate to strong Santa Ana winds and low humidity will maintain Critical fire weather conditions in southern California into Thursday. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Tue, Jan 21, 2025 at 11:40:37 pm CST

Although temperatures won't be quite as cold on Wednesday morning, it will be breezier, keeping wind chills near or below 10.

 Current Weather Observations...
Location Time
(CST)
Weather Vsby.
(SM)
Temp.
(ºF)
Dewpt.
(ºF)
Hum.
(%)
Wind
(mph)
Wind Chill / Heat Index
(ºF)
Pres.
(in)
Oklahoma City, OK22:52Clear1021753S 166 [WC]30.31
Norman, OK22:55Clear1023647S 187 [WC]30.31
Stillwater, OK22:53Clear1023647S 1012 [WC]30.34
Lawton, OK22:53Clear10221162S 148 [WC]30.37
Wichita Falls, TX22:52Clear10251052S 1512 [WC]30.40
Ponca City, OK22:53Clear1022751S 13G269 [WC]30.30
Enid, OK22:55Clear1023646S 169 [WC]30.24
Alva, OK22:55Lightning Observed10151078S 130 [WC]30.19
Woodward, OK22:55Clear10261049S 21G2511 [WC]30.14
Gage, OK22:53Clear10231056S 207 [WC]30.12
Watonga, OK22:55Clear1024747S 13G2011 [WC]30.29
Clinton, OK22:53Light Snow923852S 28G365 [WC]30.22
Weatherford, OK22:55Clear1024849SSW 1411 [WC]30.27
Altus, OK22:36Clear10241053S 189 [WC]30.31
Frederick, OK22:53Clear10231056S 1410 [WC]30.32
Ardmore, OK23:15Clear1021548S 811 [WC]30.45
Ada, OK23:15Clear1021548S 109 [WC]30.41

Local Weather History For January 22nd...
On this date in 1919, Wichita Falls recorded its wettest January day
ever, as a total of 2.25 inches of precipitation fell.

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